A shocked driver has described the moment his home CCTV captured what he believes was a would-be thief taking items from his car – before seemingly returning them when he realised he’d been caught on camera.

The incident was captured by Steven Camilleri outside his home in Brunswick Street in Canton, Cardiff.

Among the things he said he could see being taken – and then returned – was a dashcam and a car adapter set.

“He broke in and stole some things but after realising he was caught on CCTV he put them back,” Steven claimed.

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“One of the things he took was a dashcam. As he put it back it caught a lovely picture of his face.

“A car adapter set we bought while on a trip to France was also taken and then put back.”